The Fantasy Review’s list of 7 Classic Fantasy Books That Will Take You on a Magical Journey.
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1) by Robert Jordan
From the blurb:
When their village is attacked by terrifying creatures, Rand al’Thor and his friends are forced to flee for their lives. An ancient evil is stirring, and its servants are scouring the land for the Dragon Reborn – the prophesised hero who can deliver the world from darkness.
In this Age of myth and legend, the Wheel of Time turns. What was, what may be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.
Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels, #1) by Anne Bishop
From the blurb:
Seven hundred years ago, a Black Widow witch saw an ancient prophecy come to life in her web of dreams and visions.
Now the Dark Kingdom readies itself for the arrival of its Queen, a Witch who will wield more power than even the High Lord of Hell himself. But she is still young, still open to influence—and corruption…
Magician (The Riftwar Saga, #1-2) by Raymond E. Feist
From the blurb:
Orphaned boy Pug is apprenticed to a powerful court magician named Kulgan in the world of Midkemia. Though ill at ease with the normal ways of wizardry, Pug soon earns his place as a squire after saving the life of one of the royals at court. But his courage will be tested still further when dark beings from another world open a rift in the fabric of spacetime to rekindle the age-old battle between the forces of Order and Chaos...
The Magic of Recluce (The Saga of Recluce, #1) by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
From the blurb:
Young Lerris yearns to find a place in the world better suited to his skills and temperament. In Recluce this means taking one of two options: permanent exile from Recluce or the dangergeld, a complex, rule-laden wanderjahr in the lands beyond. Many do not survive.
Lerris chooses dangergeld…
The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1) by Janny Wurts
From the blurb:
Let each who reads determine the good and the evil for himself
Athera is besieged by the Mistwraith, which blights the land and dims the mysteries guarded by the last fugitives of the old bloodlines.
But from a prophecy springs hope: the gifts of two brothers – one dark, one fair, raised on opposite sides of a relentless war – when paired may challenge the Mistwraith’s invasion, though at brutal cost…
Green Rider (Green Rider, #1) by Kristen Britain
From the blurb:
Karigan G’ladheon always seems to be getting into fights. But as she trudges through the forest, contemplating her inevitable expulsion from school, a horse bursts through the woodland, rider slumped over its neck with two arrows embedded in his back.
As the young man lies dying on the road, he tells her of his mission. He is a Green Rider – one of the legendary messengers of the king – and he has a life or death message that must reach King Zachary. He makes Karigan swear to deliver it, to keep it secret and, with his last breath, warns her to ‘beware the shadow man . . .’
The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1) by Tad Williams
From the blurb:
A war fueled by the powers of dark sorcery is about to engulf the peaceful land of Osten Ard—for Prester John, the High King, lies dying. And with his death, the Storm King, the undead ruler of the elf-like Sithi, seizes the chance to regain his lost realm through a pact with the newly ascended king. Knowing the consequences of this bargain, the king’s younger brother joins with a small, scattered group of scholars, the League of the Scroll, to confront the true danger threatening Osten Ard...
